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Keyless Entry on 1999 Escort SE?

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#1 ·
Hi not sure if anyone has posted this before, but is it possible that I have keyless entry on my 1999 Ford Escort SE? I do not have a power lock button so i would think no. However! One night i heard a car alarm going off and I look outside and there is my escort lights flashing and alarm blaring. I had no clue this car even had an alarm. I dont know too much about cars and less about escort, however I have never seen a car without power locks having an alarm. And this is definetly a factory alarm. There is a light on the instrument cluster marked ALARM! So is it possible that I do have keyless entry/power locks without having a button on the inside? I have to unlock the passenger door by either the key on the outside or by opening the door from the inside. The locks are not able to be pulled up from the inside. SO IS IT POSSIBLE THAT I DO HAVE KEYLESS ENTRY!!?? (Also I have a button on the inside for trunk release if that makes any difference) Any answers would be greatly appreciated! Thanks so much in advance!
 
#30 ·
I received my remote yesterday. Trunk, all 4 doors and alarm all work. Even have the security light I never knew was there, blinking. Got a kick out of walking around the car locking and unlocking everything after all these years without it. My wife drives the car now. I set the alarm and stuck it on her key ring. This AM she takes it off her key ring and goes out to the parking lot and uses the key to open the door. Doh. The alarm and lights go off and she scrambles to put the key in the ignition. Pretty funny.
 
#32 ·
on the passenger side, there will be 5 wires going from the body to the door. 3 are for the mirror, 2 are for the speaker. if you pull the plastic part away from the body of the car, you will see all the wires behind it. if you see 5 wires in the car, then you aren't wired for power windows/locks. it will be almost full if you are wired for PW/PDL.
 
#33 ·
I have a '98 SE Scort with just the drivers side remote door locking. My FOB works fine for that and the trunk but could anyone tell me if the Anti-theft was a feature or not. Or did the car have to have 4-door remote lock feature? The FOB has the "panic" button that works but when I got the car, I noticed there wasn't a hood switch for theft. Also, walking through the steps to 'arm' the car, I get no dash light as "THEFT" expected.
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#34 ·
Sounds exactly like my 97 was with driver's door only. You need an instrument cluster with the THEFT LED installed in the right direction (a regular idiot light bulb won't work), but it's only for show ("theft deterent"). The horn "chirp" when you hit the lock button twice is also a useful feature for finding your car in a parking lot instead of using the panic button.
 
#35 ·
I pulled a cluster from a scort in the bone yard last year that had the tach in it (mine didn't). I think every hole was filled with a bulb. Can't be sure - was a while ago. What do you mean by "in the right direction?" Base ----
 
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